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Two sisters from Africa hope to make African food even more accessible in Cedar Rapids.
Tropical Smoothie Cafe, a chain with more than 1,000 locations across the country, has opened its first Cedar Rapids site on Edgewood Road.
Chef Daniel Velasquez is cooking up his signature fry bread and street foods with a nod to his Native American culture.
William Gay got the idea for his online business, VetRxDirect, while watching the Super Bowl
Jennifer Banta knew the shortage and cost of child care was a major workforce issue long before the pandemic took hold and brought the conversation to light across the country.
Four years since it first opened in the Northside, Goosetown Cafe has embraced its founding vision with seasonal changes that now make the menu evolve every week.
The East Central Iowa Council of Governments is still looking to allocate low-interest loans to businesses in Eastern Iowa affected by the pandemic or adding jobs that were negatively affected by COVID-19.
Kim Wolfe shifted her business, Fairy Under a Full Moon, to fully online.
When Carissa Johnson came upon a luxury picnic business in Arizona in 2021, she recalled, “The idea stuck with me and I wondered if I could do something like that in Cedar Rapids.” So she started Boujee Picnic.
Back Porch Pickers and Artisans in Mount Vernon features 56 antique dealers, artists and crafters sharing the 9,000-square-foot space.
Two Cedar Rapids students have been chosen for Iowa State Youth Action Squad to encourage community advocacy and expand their learning, research and leadership skills. One idea is to create a business incubator for Black-owned businesses in the Cedar Rapids area.
The program, a partnership between The Downtown Self-Supported Municipal Improvement District (SSMID) and Cedar Rapids Metro Economic Alliance, will give the winning business $20,000 toward “rent and build-out” at a selected property in downtown Cedar Rapids.
Maher Brothers Transfer and Storage was started in 1922 in Iowa City as a company that worked moving consumer goods across the country after World War I. Today, it is led by brothers — and equal business partners — Tom and Tim Riley who have been at the helm for several decades.
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